To mark the 15th anniversary of Wiley Miller’s Non Sequitur, Universal Press will be re-releasing the first Non Sequitur strip in February 16th. It was originally a Sunday feature, but Wiley has prepared it as a daily.
Scott Adams has announced on his blog that he is launching a web site to sell his original cartoons. He says that there is a limited number of original Dilbert strips because in his beginning years he used a water-based ink that fades and these last few years he’s been doing all the strips directly […]
Moved by the damage he saw after multiple tornadoes ripped their way through Central Florida, News-Press Editorial Cartoonist Doug MacGregor loaded his car with water, granola bars, toilet paper and a chain-saw and took off to find a way to help alleviate those devastated by nature. “There were three tornados south, from what I’m told. […]
From Drawn! is a link to a 1977 Doonesbury special that aired on network television. The episode (at least as it’s posted on YouTube) is broken up into 5 segments: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5. The videos were added to youTube about a month ago, but have only been viewed […]
If you’ve been following Greg Evan’s Luann lately, you’ve noticed a story-line involving the character Bernice finding out she has an older brother that had been put up for adoption. That story-line is real for Greg who is writing about a daughter that he and his wife put up for adoption when they were both […]
Last week I told you about a new feature over on gocomics.com by Mike Witmer entitled 44 Union Avenue. Interested in learning more about Mike? The Lancaster New Era has a story about Mike’s move to the gocomics site.
From a story out of Oroville Mercury Register we learn that Wee Pals creator Morrie Turner is doing well and still at the drawing board after suffering an undisclosed heart scare the weekend of January 28th. Morrie had triple by-pass surgery 10 years ago but has been relatively health since. Morie has been doing the […]
Daryl Cagle writes on his blog about whether international cartoonists’ perception of the United States has changed since 9-11. Daryl concludes that editorial cartoonists – regardless of their nationality – are good barometers of the public opinion of those in their respective communities and that America was held in distain before 9-11 and that hasn’t […]
Yesterday’s Non Sequitur appears to have pushed some buttons for many editorial cartoonists. Wiley Miller, a former staff editorial cartoonist used his comic feature to lay blame at the feet of syndicated editorial cartoonists as the causing the decline in the number of staff positions.The cartoon in question depicts and editor asking why he should […]
Universal Press has posted an interview with Wiley Miller who will be Non Sequitur’s 15th anniversary. Non Sequitur is now in 700+ papers.Here is the Q&A from Universal’s site: Q: What was your first cartoon, Fenton, like? How was it different from Non Sequitur? “Fenton was pretty much a traditional, family comic strip. It had […]
Marcus Hamilton recently spoke at the Scholastic Art Awards Ceremony in North Carolina. His speech centered on his career as a cartoonist and the serendipitous moment when he was invited to take over on Hank Ketcham’s Dennis the Menace feature in 1995. His speech was received with a standing ovation.
Aaron McGruder spoke at University of the Pacific during one of their Black History Month events. In his one hour speech and question and answer period, Aaron talked about controversy (particularly the “N” word), and his cartooning motivations (“money”). He also mentioned the Boondocks movie which he says is in the beginning stages.
I haven’t talked about the newspaper industry in a while. The last time I posted on this topic was a gloom and doom article stating that the newspaper (print, mind you) will be dead within 10 years. The Las Vegas Sun has a story today that the Newspaper Association of America will spend $75 million […]
Jose Varela, the freelance editorial cartoonist for the El Nuevo Herald, who stormed The Miami Herald offices last November has pleaded no contest to assault and burglary charges in return for a sentence of two years probation. He was also ordered to take anger control classes, continued psychiatric counseling and make a $500 donation to […]
Here’s the run down so far of what shake-ups were seen in a few papers across the country this week.Wiley Miller’s Non-Sequitur has beat out Get Fuzzy, Rhymes with Orange and Preteena in the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram’s comic poll.Brian Crane’s Pickles was the try-out comic in the News Observer as a replacement for […]